Former Hawaii PUC chair Hermina Morita will advise House committee on policy issues

Hermina Morita, who resigned as chair of the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission last month after about four years on the job, will be a policy adviser for the state House Committee on Finance. Morita, whose last day as chair of the PUC was Jan. 20, also has started a blog called "Energy Dynamics." Her first post, "Energy Dynamics — Blogging A New Chapter," which was posted on Tuesday, noted that her transition into retirement was put on hold because of the opportunity with the state Legislature…